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  • Chevron trains Nigerian graduates on deepwater technology

    Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, said it is sponsoring qualified young graduates to a training course on Remotely Operated Vehicle, ROV, overseas, as part of its efforts to assist Nigerians acquire necessary manpower in the deep water sector...

    • Posted July 24, 2013
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  • NLNG loses $525m in face-off with NIMASA

    The Nigeria LNG Limited, NLNG, the nation’s foremost liquefied natural gas, producer, may have lost about $525 million as a result of the ongoing dispute with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, over levy. Vanguard...

    • Posted July 23, 2013
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  • FG, India sign pact for off-grid solar powered system

    The Federal Government has signed an agreement with an Indian based electrical firm, Bharat Heavy Electricals to establish an off-grid solar powered system that would provide additional megawatts to the nation’s energy sector. A statement by the...

    • Posted July 23, 2013
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  • PIB: Fix refineries, downstream regulations, IPMAN urges FG

    As the public hearing on the new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) enters its second week today at the National Assembly, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), at the weekend lamented the parlous state the nation’s...

    • Posted July 23, 2013
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  • MTN, Etisalat, others frustrate criminal investigations – Police

    Some of the criminal investigations carried out by the police suffer setback because of the refusal of some major telecommunications companies in the country to cooperate with security agents, Daily Independent has learnt. A senior police officer...

    • Posted July 23, 2013
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  • PIB: NEITI seeks clarification on host communities’ fund

    The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has called on the National Assembly to use the Petroleum Industry Bill to ensure uniformity in addressing the problems of all communities located in mineral-producing areas. The Chairman, Board of NEITI,...

    • Posted July 22, 2013
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  • Senate to consider budget amendment this week

    The Senate may have changed its earlier position to delay the consideration of the 2013 budget amendment proposals submitted by President Goodluck Jonathan until September, as there are plans to take the second and third readings of...

    • Posted July 22, 2013
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  • We’re reforming to attract private sector investments – Dikki

    Benjamin Dikki is the Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, the agency saddled with the privatisation of government owned companies. The Bureau has been involved in various issues of recent, ranging from the botched NITEL...

    • Posted July 21, 2013
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  • Kogi offers Dangote land for refinery

    The Kogi State Government has allocated 20,000 hectares of land to Dangote Group for sugar plantation and sugar refinery, to be cited in the state. Governor Idris Wada, who made the announcement after Dangote Foundation donated N220m...

    • Posted July 21, 2013
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  • NRC commences third weekly Lagos-Kano train service

    The Nigerian Railway Corporation has increased its weekly Lagos-Kano passenger train service to three with the introduction of another train as part of the first phase Capacity Enhancement Programme. A statement by the NRC on Friday noted...

    • Posted July 21, 2013
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